Andhra gangraped; 2 exarmymen among 7 held

GIDDALUR (Prakasam district): Seven men, including two former Indian Army personnel, have been arrested for allegedly gang-raping a 17-year-old girl for about a year in Giddalur village of Andhra Pradesh’s Prakasam district . Two other accused are on the run.The accused have been booked under section 376-D ( gang rape ), 506 (criminal intimidation) and 420 (cheating) of the IPC and under the POCSO Act. Two other accused are on the run.The minor, an Intermediate student, was allegedly lured by one of the accused, Koyilakuntla Surendra, who mixed sedatives in her drink and raped her. He then invited his friends to join him in the crime. A probe is underway.